Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 85 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Audience first): Formal: Annual Day, welcoming guests, debates, the assembly news, interviews, a vote of thanks. Informal: chatting with friends, birthday parties, family talk, calls with grandparents. Think about the audience first: their age, the occasion and what they already know. In formal speech say “going to”, not “gonna”.

1. 1.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
4. 4.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
5. 5.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the colour of the stage (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
6. 6.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) bored and flat
8. 8.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
10. 10.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Good morning, everyone
17. 17.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
20. 20.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
22. 22.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) short, simple words (d) only big numbers
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
29. 29.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
32. 32.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
37. 37.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
40. 40.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected

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